Original 20 items, not the Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale (Cohen-Kettenis & van Goozen 1997) or the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire (Deogracias et al. 2007) — we do not administer either instrument.
Gender Identity Congruence Check-In, Free 20-Question Self-Reflection
Do your gender identity, body, and daily life feel out of sync? A 20-question self-reflection across four domains. A self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis.
What is the Gender Identity Congruence Check-In?
This check-in looks at gender identity through four domains that, together, give a fuller picture than a single question could: how closely your internal sense of your own gender matches the gender you were assigned at birth (identity congruence), how aligned specific physical features feel with that internal sense (body congruence), how comfortable the name, pronouns, and social role attached to your assigned gender feel day to day (social & role congruence), and how much any of this is touching your mood, sleep, or day-to-day functioning (distress & functioning impact). Two people can both have quiet questions about their gender and still differ enormously in whether it reshapes their body image, their relationships, or their daily life.
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Reflecting on gender from time to time is common and doesn't, on its own, mean anything is wrong. What the World Health Organization's ICD-11 and the WPATH Standards of Care describe as a more persistent pattern involves a consistent, ongoing mismatch between someone's experienced gender and the sex they were assigned at birth, one that shows up across multiple areas of life, body, social role, daily functioning, rather than as a single passing thought. The consistency of the pattern, not any one feeling, is usually what separates ordinary reflection from something worth exploring further with support.
This check-in is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument, and it does not replace an evaluation by a qualified professional. It draws loosely on the WPATH Standards of Care's framing of gender incongruence, adapted here into plain, non-clinical language. If your results suggest this is a consistent and significant pattern for you, a gender-affirming therapist or counselor, ideally one following WPATH Standards of Care, is a reasonable next step — WPATH's Find a Provider directory (wpath.org) is a good place to start, and Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860) offers peer support from other trans people if you'd rather talk to someone first.
Closely related on JobCannon: Worry Check-In, Self-Esteem Test, Self-Compassion Test, Social Confidence Check-In, and Mood Check-In.
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